| Prov. 19:1 |
Better is a poor man who walks in his integrity / Than he who is perverse in his lips and is a fool. |
| Prov. 19:2 |
Also it is not good for a person to be without knowledge, / And he who makes haste with his feet sins. |
| Prov. 19:3 |
The foolishness of a man subverts his way, / And his heart is indignant toward Jehovah. |
| Prov. 19:4 |
Wealth adds many friends, / But the poor man is separated from his friend. |
| Prov. 19:5 |
A false witness will not go unpunished, / And he who utters lies will not escape. |
| Prov. 19:6 |
Many will entreat the favor of the generous man, / And every man is a friend to one who gives gifts. |
| Prov. 19:7 |
All the brothers of the poor man hate him; / How much more do his friends go far from him! / He pursues [them] with words, [but] they are not there. |
| Prov. 19:8 |
He who acquires sense loves his own soul; / He who keeps understanding will find good. |
| Prov. 19:9 |
A false witness will not go unpunished, / And he who utters lies will perish. |
| Prov. 19:10 |
Delicate living is not fitting for a fool; / Much less for a servant to rule over princes. |
| Prov. 19:11 |
The discretion of a man makes him slow to anger, / And it is his glory to overlook a transgression. |
| Prov. 19:12 |
The king's wrath is like the roaring of a lion, / But his favor is like dew upon the grass. |
| Prov. 19:13 |
A foolish son is the ruin of his father, / And the contentions of a wife are a continual dripping. |
| Prov. 19:14 |
House and wealth are an inheritance from fathers, / But a prudent wife is from Jehovah. |
| Prov. 19:15 |
Slothfulness casts into a deep sleep, / And the idle soul will suffer hunger. |
| Prov. 19:16 |
He who keeps the commandment keeps his soul; / He who is careless of his ways will die. |
| Prov. 19:17 |
He who has pity upon a poor man lends to Jehovah, / And He will repay him for his good deed. |
| Prov. 19:18 |
Discipline your son, for there is hope; / But do not set your heart on destroying him. |
| Prov. 19:19 |
A man of great wrath will bear the penalty; / For if you deliver [him,] you will only have to do it again. |
| Prov. 19:20 |
Listen to counsel, and receive instruction, / That you may be wise at the end of your [days.] |
| Prov. 19:21 |
There are many devices in a man's heart, / But it is the counsel of Jehovah that will stand. |
| Prov. 19:22 |
What is desirable in a man is his kindness, / And a poor man is better than a liar. |
| Prov. 19:23 |
The fear of Jehovah [leads] to life, / And he [who has it] will lodge in contentment; / He will not be visited with evil. |
| Prov. 19:24 |
The sluggard buries his hand in the dish, / And will not even bring it back to his mouth. |
| Prov. 19:25 |
Strike a scorner, and the simple will learn prudence; / And reprove one who has understanding, [and] he will understand / knowledge. |
| Prov. 19:26 |
He who does violence to his father and chases away his mother / Is a son that causes shame and brings reproach. |
| Prov. 19:27 |
Cease listening, my son, to instruction, / [And you will] stray from the words of knowledge. |
| Prov. 19:28 |
A worthless witness mocks justice, / And the mouth of the wicked swallows up iniquity. |
| Prov. 19:29 |
Judgments are prepared for scorners, / And blows for the back of fools. |